Algebra Examples

$- 7 x - 5 x^{2} + 5$

Step 1

Reorder $- 7 x$ and $- 5 x^{2}$ .

$- 5 x^{2} - 7 x + 5$

Step 2

The leading term in a polynomial is the term with the highest degree.

$- 5 x^{2}$

Step 3

The leading coefficient in a polynomial is the coefficient of the leading term.

$- 5$